If money could defeat malaria, malaria would be gone' People caring for People Presbyterians helping

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If money could defeat malaria,malaria would be
gone.People caring for People Presbyterians
helping Presbyterians will end malaria

• Overture 11-27
• To form a special committee regarding malaria in
  sub-Saharan Africa

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GAC Comments

• Questions
• Why Malawi?
• Why so expensive?
• Where are the Africans?
• Responses
• A Place to Start
• Take the money out extra commitment opportunity
• The committees intent is to listen to
  grassroots, entrepreneurial, and sustainable
  efforts fostered by our Presbyterian partners in
  Africa

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Strange but True

• In one year the PCUSA has raised 35 million
  dollars to help assist the recovery of gulf coast
  after Hurricane Katrina
• Following the Tsunami in East Asia we raised 4
  million dollars to help the hurting
• In the last four years we have disbursed 375,000
  to fight malaria thanks to the Presbyterian Women

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Strange but True

• Hurricane Katrina took the lives of 1,150 people
  35 million raised
• The tsunami of 2004 took the lives of 200,000
  people - 4 million raised
• Estimated death toll from malaria 2001-2005 in
  sub-Saharan Africa is 4.8 million people
  375,000 disbursed to fight malaria worldwide

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Why the PCUSA?

• To fight malaria it will take
• Relationships
• Accountability
• Sustainability
• In Africa this is the church . . . in Malawi this
  is the Presbyterian Church
• If Americans are going to get involved in
  fighting malaria in Africa, they will have to
  work with churches.
• We are the ones who can best relate the churches
  in Africa fighting malaria to people and
  organizations who want to help.

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Exciting and True

• There are more Presbyterians in Malawi than there
  are in the PCUSA
• CCAP has 3 million members in a nation of 11
  million people
• PCUSA has 2.3 million members in a nation of 281
  million people
• These are our brothers and sisters in faith and
  tradition

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Exciting and True

• Research is making great strides toward a vaccine
  there is hope
• Our national government has dedicated over 1.2
  billion to fight malaria in five sub-Saharan
  nations Malawi is one
• Rollback Malaria has made the disease a known
  challenge for the West
• UNICEF working with PSI and denominations like
  the CCAP is distributing millions of bed nets for
  75 cents and no cost to pregnant women

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The Challenge for a Special Committee called for
by 11-27

• Someone will have to distribute a vaccine
• Someone will need to manage the aid responsibly
• Someone will need to educate and help insure
  gains continue
• Someone will need to communicate the faces behind
  the disease
• This is where we help

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Fighting Malaria is more than MoneyWith more
time I would describe the following

• Drug revolving fund in Kabwanda
• AIDS and Malaria
• Moving beyond Bed Nets and Bicycles
• Finding new Partners

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And I would tell you about Grace
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Amending the Overture

• Original Text To this end a special committee
  shall be composed by persons appointed by the
  moderator of the 217 General Assembly . . . .
• Amended Text To this end an extra commitment
  opportunity will be formed to create a special
  committee composed by persons appointed by the
  moderate of the 217th General Assembly . . . .

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